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Because Boeing were on such a good streak already...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It has been this way for decades. Literally decades. It's not anything to do with making Boeing look bad or good. It's everything to do with the model of plane. Airbus planes back in the day had catastrophic hull failures.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2357502/San-Francisco-plane-crash-Two-dead-tail-snaps-Boeing-777.html

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/first-airbus-a350-hull-loss-after-haneda-runway-incursion

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/jl516-tokyo-accident/